6 Tips For Defending In Chess

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[@JustAnotherCommenter]

Finally, a video about defending! Chess lessons about attacking have become cliche that it's refreshing to see the opposite to attacking!

[@arnoudh6203]

I dont think you know what niche means but I agree

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

​@@arnoudh6203I mean it's become the norm to see videos about attacking in chess and also it's comfortable to attack rather than to defend

[@legendarybookmanorgodhimse7335]

@@JustAnotherCommenterthat would be cliche, niche is something that is very specific. Hope this helps

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

@@legendarybookmanorgodhimse7335Right. I often interchange the usage between those two words. Thanks for clarifying!

[@Aarush.A.S]

Ya always about attacking very few people talk about defending

[@roblodocus2539]

I find it heartening that these comebacks can happen even at the master level. I need to improve my mindset toward losing positions.

[@Cra3ier]

When losing, can race against time 😂

[@pqrkymc]

They definitely do, if you watch Hikaru play he is losing at some point in at least half of his games against other GMs but he defends and comes out on top

[@jaivanttitus]

7:02 As an 1850 lichess, I am proud to say that I found Bd8 instantly!

[@tannerbenson7864]

What time control is that? My lichess is hovering around 1600 rapid and 1450ish blitz. (And my bullet shall never be discussed under any circumstances ever lol)

[@2tothe32]

found Bd8 immediately too, rating is 860

[@skylardeslypere9909]

Same here, as a 700 blitz, 900 rapid

[@frankcoverjr.-jz3ne]

No rating here and I saw it!😊

[@Aarush.A.S]

Same 1300

[@DaDitka]

Honestly, I would find an engagement position as shown after 15:00 to be fascinating. Black is slightly up on overall material but White's king is in a slightly better position as well as having two passed pawns. Seeing how two players of Nelson's ability handling that would be very interesting, I think.

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

I somehow found all the moves Nelson played. I'm proud of myself.

[@iluxa-4000]

Ngl, whenever you've asked to find the move, I always found the top stockfish choice :D I wish I could see that in my own games lul

[@wibuste]

it's funny that I also got most of them correctly quite fast, but I'm a mess when I play my own games... I think the most important takeaway from this is that I should not bother trying to find the best attacking move in any circumstance, sometimes it's easier to defend and let the opponent make the wrong move (at least at my beginner level, this should be a winning tactic).

[@weswes5876]

Great advice and examples. Gotta fight till the end!

[@DanielSmith-pf2mq]

I get so excited when I see a move that Nelson missed. Of course I ignore the stress he felt due to time pressure, as well as the thousands of moves which he saw and I missed 😂😂😂

[@awang_ir]

At last! Defending topic is important for patzer or casual chess player like me. Thank you and hopefully this channel would have 500k subscribers soon!

[@charlesm7132]

Needed this today! Just lost a game that I was hanging on by a thread for about a dozen moves. I just did not want to resign and this makes me feel better about my decision to keep defending and pressing.

[@addy999cool999]

1:30 found the best move ..yeayy

[@Aarush.A.S]

Same

[@FatherManus]

I didn’t see that move but I did manage to see the best moves for black AND white from 5:24-10:38

[@TankerDerbent]

Thank you, Nelson! I think, it was most usefull tips for beginer like me!

[@Educpurposes79]

Agreed

[@MrKeithcl]

Another great video. Whenever I watch your videos I always am impressed with how helpful they are for my improving in this game.

[@learningisfun2108]

Another great video. Thanks Nelson.

[@pdcx]

bishop d8 was such a good move for so many rounds and i wondered why you still didnt play it

[@AS260478]

Another great lesson 👍🙏✅

[@Satoshiisnaruto]

Thanks for the video very informative

[@carltonbirds]

Very lovely and opaque, this will help me, thanks.

[@OlleJonasson-pr8lu]

Very good lesson ! Thanks

[@joeyblogsy]

Nice instructive vid but I do want to add that the only reason why stockfish recommended not retreating your rook was because of b4 Qd5. The fact that the rooks are closed off isn’t sufficient enough reason to just willy nilly give your rooks away. Had white been able to defend against b4 stockfish wouldn’t have liked it.

[@fantomghost6213]

Great lesson here!

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

I have seen many videos about offense, this is a good one for defense. But what about moves that allow for development without committing to one plan/tactic/attack? A video on that would be nice

[@MattTrevett]

Fantastic! Defense can be huge and this video is helpful, especially as black.

[@sebastiandierks7919]

The real problem in my opinion is to identify which rules/tips apply in what situation. Because they are at times contradictory. For example you say "if you have only one move, play it quickly, even if you don't want to play it", like Qb8 stepping into a pin. However, you also say "in chess, there is almost always a second alternative" with regards to Nf3+. So when you're defending from a bad position, you have to decide whether to play quickly and likely overlook the opportunities your opponent is giving you, or you play slowly in especially critical positions when you try to avoid an obviously bad move like stepping into a pin. In the end, the better you are at calculation and visualisation, the faster you can consider all your options and then know if there's really just one option that you play quickly, or whether you may want to spend some time. But "being better at calculation" is just not a good tip, that's like saying "just be better at chess". Which would help though...

[@christophertyrrell4018]

Do you have videos on "tactics" because I hear that thrown around so often without knowing what it specifically means? Is it just pins and forks?

[@NJDJ1986]

@14:57 talk about double queen & rook sacrifice!

[@mrnelgin]

I saw Bd8 right away and if checked, that'd give your king an opportunity to get to g8 and it has an escape square so no back rank checkmate.

[@astrogersunited5389]

yes i was down a queen but decided to continue. the opponent blundered and lost his queen . in lower elos it is always wise to continue playing on

[@ravage4k66]

I seen the bd8 twice that makes me happy

[@farouqbaiti4315]

3:00 Whoa, right on time.😗 Also, the Queen is defended by the Bishop.☝🏻 Every White Piece and Pawn except for the A Pawn.😉👍🏻

[@sriramaraonarambally136]

DURING 8.33 YOU COULD ALSO HAVE PLAYED BISHUP TO D8 IT IS ALSO A GOOD MOVE IF YOU SEE

[@satishpanigrahi6791]

nelson is like me, clinging on to dear life.

[@stuartyaxley6689]

Crikey, I'm stockfish at 7:00 😱

[@cutthat4643]

omg that was tough, I have lots to learn

[@rustysmith3848]

I love your videos.

[@RadishAcceptable]

Key takeaway: Play the position, not the opponent... unless you're flat out losing, in which case remember that you're playing against a human and humans make mistakes under time pressure. I've come to terms with needing to do this, but I never feel good after saving this kind of game.

[@giovannip8600]

Eval bar please

[@ivyyan]

6:39 bd8 I found

[@stuartyaxley6689]

Is the queen not defended by the white bishop at 3:00

[@otherphones9619]

Imagine if u could kill your own pieces in chess if u wanted

[@farouqbaiti4315]

The Best Opening for Defense is the Sicilian.👊🏻 That's why you should talk about Ahmed Adly.☝🏻 By the Sicilian Defense, he beaten Magnus Carlsen.👍🏻

[@farouqbaiti4315]

The thumbnail changed suddenly.🤨

[@morryDad]

I appreciate you showing your mistakes.

[@Farren246]

Stop analyzing when you've only got one obvious move, just move it! Don't stop analyzing for tactics or you'll be mated!

[@Doness4q]

How was the queen trapped at 9:40? Why couldn't it take the bishop?

[@enderyu]

What bishop? There are no queens aligned with any bishop

[@Doness4q]

@@enderyu I guess I got the colors confused.

[@hinyuchin4724]

How did I manage to find all the best move for both white and black. I am 1550 BTW.

[@psircos]

Which is why I hate Blitz games 😂 You can snatch defeat from the Jaws of victory, ridiculously easily 🙂

[@Moksh_2716]

Because of NELSON my rating is 1800+ ❤ Love from 🇮🇳

[@LakshmiR-yc2vy]

I find it heart

[@farmersix4434]

I said bishop d8 🤓 but that might be because I didn’t consider the check 🤤🤤🤤

[@user-yq5ce7ps9w]

When I think I win but I lose 14:43

[@LakshmiR-yc2vy]

Rd7

[@rv706]

The problem with chess is that the winner isn't necessarily the one who played better.

[@jaysonwhiteford4531]

That is literally false. Its actually the one game where thr better player ussually wins and thr winner is always the player who made better moves.

[@pancakepinoy]

❤❤

[@harrygross77]

Sorry, You didn't win, as much as your opponent lost. I don't feel satiated when I win like that. You are still. IMHO. the top streamer

[@Amoeby]

Bruh, Nelson could've resigned but instead he made it tricky for his opponent to find a win. He deserved to win.

[@user-qb4rn9nz6m]

❤🎉

[@bartholomewlyons]

If ever there was a video about some obvious bs, this is a good example. Dude, come on.

[@ARandomGuitar]

First?

[@KiranKumari-dd2rv]

33rd person to comment😂

[@90sK1dFOr3v3r]

Freemason 😂

[@AbouTaim-Lille]

Game of blunders. With lots of rushed moves.

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

You're really telling that to a NM? He doesn't even mind showing it just to give us chess lessons.

[@mahdi1205]

@@JustAnotherCommenter he's the type of guy to give fight advice to ufc fighters :)) It's always easier to criticize other people's games.

[@AbouTaim-Lille]

@@JustAnotherCommenter I know. But This man actually has a lot of mind boggling puzzles including some puzzles with accuracy that even stockfish could not solve.

[@AbouTaim-Lille]

And obviously. The accuracy in those puzzles are massively much higher than this game.

[@jaivanttitus]

@@AbouTaim-LilleEvery titled player has games like this, but it’s just that no one else is courageous enough to share them for us to learn from them

[@babin8325]

Im sorry to say but in this match, according to your moves I feel like you are a noob.